khoa học

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 科學, from Japanese 科学(かがく) (kagaku).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [xwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

khoa học

1. science

Adjective

1. scientific
2. academic

Further reading

• Le Minh Khai (Liam Kelley). (20 January, 2013). The Place of “Ta” in “Khoa Học” [Blog post]. Archived from the original on 23 January, 2013.